Resources – Song Rhythm Tracks

What makes them special?

Great Recordings of Great Drummers – Song Rhythm Tracks are arrangements of careful studio recordings of excellent drummers. They are not constructed from midi files fitting together “samples” from single drum hits to form a mechanical style but rather multiple longer-form full recordings by top studio drummers, lasting up to 8 bars at a time where you hear subtle drum rolls, variations in ride cymbal taps, complex fills and more. The rhythmic style comes from talented drummers that are very experienced in that particular style be it Reggae, Salsa, Bossa, Rumba, Tango, Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Celtic, Praise & Worship, Blues, and lots more!

There is natural variety promoted over the repeats. That is a number of recordings of, say, a fill or shot are taken and selectively chosen while sequencing and engineering the final audio. This provides the natural variety one gets with drummers. It helps prevent the drumming becoming monotonous and repetitive.

The drummer is outlining many aspects of the song’s form as they play. This might have a larger contributor than one might imagine. It is what real drummers do, but drumming software rarely does. The drumming is indicating

When you are returning to the ‘top of the form’ again

When your sections are ending and starting again

When you are starting or finishing a bridge section

Whether you are playing a middle section or, alternatively, the first or last sections. This not only helps you keep place while you are playing but it makes the whole experience so much more enjoyable to listen to or play along with.

All this takes a lot of careful preparation and curation, huge storage, and sophisticated algorithms. We feel this cannot be achieved on mobile devices themselves which is why our solution involves cloud services working with the mobile App.

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What is Song Form?

We consider a Song’s (musical) “form” to be simply the sequence of sections that are performed, where each section is identified by its length in bars and whether or not it’s a ‘bridge’. Don’t be concerned if that appears complicated. It really isn’t; you’ll get the idea very quickly. See this page for a definition and examples.